Dry Needling
It’s easy to compare dry needling to acupuncture because they are very similar. But while the age-old practice of acupuncture is meant to open up energy channels in the body, dry needling is designed specifically to target the myofascial system. By directly placing a needle into muscle, fascia, and connective tissue, it sends a message to the nervous system to give that problem area extra attention and reactivate delayed healing processes. Needling also encourages localized influx of red blood cells which speeds up healing time.
Dry Needling has been proven to reduce pain, improve range of motion, and get athletes back in the game more quickly.
When Dry Needling Helps
- Tissue dysfunction
- Postural dysfunction
- Muscle tears
- Joint Restrictions
- Scar mobilization
List of Injuries Dry Needling can help with
- Ankle Sprains
- Bicipital tendinitis
- Bursitis (hip, pes anserine, or shoulder)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Concussion
- De Quervain’s Syndrome
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Disc Displacement
- Elbow epicondylitis (lateral or medial)
- Frozen Shoulder
- Headaches (cervicogenic, migraine, tension)
- Impingement syndrome
- IT Band Syndrome
- Jaw Pain or Temporomandibular Disorder (TMJ)
- Joint Sprains (ankle, back, knee, neck, shoulder)
- Labral tears (hip or shoulder)
- Low Back Pain
- Meniscus tears
- Muscle spasms
- Muscle strains (Biceps, Calf, Hamstring, Pec, Quadriceps, Rotator cuff)
- Neck Pain
- Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- Patellar Tendinitis
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Rotator cuff tear
- Sacroiliac Dysfunction
- Sciatica
- Shin Splints
- Whiplash